The Big Cork Oak
Species:
Cork Oak (Quercus suber L.)
Age:
250 years
Region:
Vale do Pereiro, Arraiolos, Alentejo, Portugal
The Big Cork Oak
Vale do Pereiro, in the municipality of Arraiolos, is a small village whose surrounding area corresponds to the typical Alentejo landscape. Among its paths stands “The Big Cork Oak” which, due to its size, harbours life, awakens feelings and surprises us with the diameter of the canopy and the way it is loved, esteemed and known by the community. In the summer, under its shade, shelters men and animals, harbouring the workers field lunch and giving way to the herds.